h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

the Yorkshire robot on Star wars = "that's 3P u'owe"

thanks to spitting image

to be, or not to be, that is......illogical capt.

A horse, a horse, my ipod for a horse.

Three senctences three changes
Quite how Zaphod Beeblebrox arrived at the idea of holding a orgy at this point is something he was never quite clear on.
Obviously the subject of sex was in the air, but more as something to be avoided than harped upon.
Possibly the horror that Zaphod experienced at the prospect of being reunited with his virgin relatives led on to the thought that they might just feel the same way about him and, what's more, be able to do something about helping to postpone this reunion.
mind seems to be stuck in the gutter today

Come to me, my melancholy Cthulhu.

Cthulhu was here

As long as the conversation lasts, we are not turnips.

'tis the season to be hairy.

So meet, think, and be fairy.

Good swill to all men.

Merry Crosswords,

And a happy new beer!

All posts are follies, very expensive and very mischievous ones.

Whatever works Paul. Trouble is, you need (even idiots like me need ) to be able to bear the original in mind, and too many changes takes you away from the original. I wasn't sure about your last one, for instance - it seemed good but I couldn't recall the original. Mind you I'm an idiot and have certificates to prove it..

Let's try a word or a phrase. Like "I wandered lonely as a London bus". The original should still be clear, if it works. Does it work? It's a change of a word plus an extra word. Better allow extra words. I think the principle should be to change as few words as you can.

Jabs

Paul - can't find the poem of yours I was blathering on about. Doesn't really matter.

These posts are an answer to Post 20 (and to Beo's Post 8). Thanks each!

See how cool, hoopy, groovy and switched on/up to date I am?





ENTRY: " My Posy was an answer to Post 20 (and to Beo's Post 20)" - thanks Beo!

Jabs

FURTHERMORE: Kanga's entry is brilliant (as usual)

Jabs

He had found a Nutri-Matic machine which had provided him with a plastic cup filled with a liquid that was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike pee.
Is it too vulgar? I almost didn't post, but the allure of just barely changing the word plus a hitchhikers’ reference compelled me.

Ah, this is obviously some strange usage of the word 'humor' that I wasn't previously aware of.
What To Do in the Face of Certain and Imminent Poetry
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O Come all Ye Grapefruit eaters.

Whilst sheperds watch their tv's at night, whilst eating fish and chips. The angel of the lord came down and took their meals away.

we shall fight on the seas and oceans,
we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be,
we shall fight on the beaches,
we shall fight on the landing grounds,
we shall fight in the fields and in the streets,
we shall fight in the hills;
we shall never surrender
's get everywhere don't they

I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, sweat and a towel.

Or possibly...


I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat-shirts.

"you need (even idiots like me need ) to be able to bear the original in mind, and too many changes takes you away from the original. I wasn't sure about your last one, for instance - it seemed good but I couldn't recall the original. Mind you I'm an idiot and have certificates to prove it.."


Hi, Jabs. First, you are not an idiot but a very wise person whom I admire a lot. Second, I wasn't sure how familiar the sentences needed to be. The original for my post was “as long as the conversation lasts, we are not alone,” from a forthcoming book called "The language of pain," by David Biro. We would not be able t have a conversation with turnips, so we would essentially be alone. I'm still learning how to do this, so please bear with me.